Pin-retainer.



PATENTED APR. 19, 1904.

J. EVANS. PIN RETAINER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 30. 1903.

.ivo MODEL.

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PATENT Genres.

Pin-RETAIN R.

SPECIFICATION forming art of Letters Patent No. 757,729, dated April 19, 1904.

Application filed November 30, 1908. Serial No. 183,149. (No modal.)

F (LR whom it may concern.-

Be'it known that I, JAMES Evans a citizen of the United States, residing at Harrisburg,

prov em'ents in Pin-Retainers, of which the following is a specification.

' retainer. 1

My invention relates to pin-retainersthat is to say, to devices which are designedto be clamped onto the shank of scart 'pins and the like to prevent their accidental withdrawal from the clothing of the wearer.

The object of my invention is to improve existing devices of this nature by so construct ing the retainer that its application to and removal from the pin will be extremely easy.

and convenient and so that when applied it will remain securely in place 'until inten'-- tionally removed. Where, as has generally been the casewith devices of this kind, the retainer. had to be passed over the point of the pin and slid up to the position in which it was to he clamped, a good deal of inconvenience has been caused, owing to the fact that it was diflicult to locate the aperture in the r e tainer through which the pin had to pass, the wearer having, of course, to apply the retainer without being able to see the pin. 1 obviate this disadvantage by constructing the retainer lwith clamping-jaws open laterally somewhat in the form of a vise, so that it can be placed on the pin at any portion of the length thereof and then securely clamped thereon.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated a preferred form of my improved retainer, although theadvantages thereof are not necessarily lost-by making minor changes and modifications in the precise form of the In the said drawings, Fighre 1 illustrates by way of example a scarf-pin secured in a necktie by means of my retainer.. Fig. 2 is a'perspective view of the retainer asclamped upon the shank of a pin. Fig, 3 is a plan view, and Fig. 4 is a side elevation, ofthe retainer in its open position.

In the form shown the retainer consists of a baseplate 1, having one end thereof upturned and slightly bent over to form a fixed abutment; or, jaw 2, having' a'concave recess for the reception of the shank of the pin. On the same side of the base-plate 1, but at the other end thereof, is formed the flange 3, having a screw threaded aperture therein through which is passed the screw 4:- The inner end of said screw is reduced, as at 5, forming a shoulder, and on said reduced portion is pivment the retainer is passed laterally over the shank of the pin and is then moved cndwise to bring the jaw 2 against and partially over said shank. The screw 4 is then manipulated, carrying the jaw 6 against the shank of the pin, as shown in Fig. 2, by which means the retainer is firmly secured on the pin.

By constructing the retainer so that it can be instantly applied to the pin or any portion of the length thereof without its being necessary to thread it over the point of the pin a great saving intime and trouble in applying and removing the retainer is securcd,'and by earn ng the fixed jaw to overhang, so as to form a concave recess, the retainer can be as securely held in piace as if the pin were passed through an aperture in the retainer.

As above stated, modifications may be made in the precise form of the retainer without sacrificing its advantages, and it is in no wa Y hunted to use on a scarf-pm. but may be employed whercverit 1S desired to secure a ewelry-pinor any other form of pin in the clothing or elsewhere.

hat I claim is 1. A pin-retainer comprising a base-plate carrying a concave clamping member, a cooperating flat clam 'iing member and means to move one of said members toward and away from the other, whereby the retainer can be applied laterally to the shank of a pin and will b incapable of lateral removal therefrom when said members are closed on the shank. pinrrctainer comprising a base-plate In testimony whereof I have signed my name to thls speclfication 1n the presence of two sub- I 0 scribing wltnesses.

JAMES EVANS.

Witnesses:

E. G. HoovER, FRANK E. ZIEGLER. 

